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Zee Telefilms in acquisitive mood, to pick up Padmalaya
stake
Zee Telefilms Ltd is in an aggressive acquisitive mood.
After acquiring Etc Networks, chairman Subhash Chandra
has now announced plans to buy a large chunk of animation
player Pamalaya Telefilms. More
NDTV's first-ever programme for Zee TV to launch 22 Feb
Zee Television will examine the lives of celebrity personalities
in-depth with a new show ‘Jina Isi Ka Naam Hai'. This
is the first time Prannoy Roy's New Delhi Television (NDTV),
that provides all content on Star News, has produced a
programme for the channel. More
Advertising & Marketing Watch
AAAI, IBF
reach agreement - no outstandings beyond 75 days
The joint working committee of the Indian Broadcasting
Foundation (IBF) and Advertising Agencies Association
of India (AAAI) has reached an agreement wherein all AAAI
member agencies will henceforth have to clear outstanding
dues to television channels within 75 days. More
Oscar Countdown
Indian channels
in chase for the Oscars
With Hollywood's biggest event, the 74th edition
of the Academy Awards, drawing nearer, English movie and
news channels are going out of their way to create awareness
about their respective strategies. Ashwin Pinto files
this report. More
ORG-Marg
Intam RATINGS
25 Feb to 3 Mar 2002
Star
Plus's Sanjivani has found its way to The Top 10
replacing Sony's Kutumb, which has disappeared
from the top honours list. Another Sony show Kkusum
has also slipped by one notch to the sixth position. Star
Plus's Kyunki.. has also lost ground even though
it continues to retain the top spot More
Source:
www.indiantelevision.com
Other
Headlines
STAR,
NDTV decide to split after March '03 More
Padmalaya
to help Zee strengthen regional content More
Source:
The Economic Times
Zee to pick 33% in Padmalaya Tele More
Source:
Business Standard
Lata, Dilip Kumar to get 'living legend' awards More
Source:
The Times of India
Zee acquires 64 pc stake in Padmalaya More
Asianet earth station by May More
Source:
The Hindu Business Line
Vijay
TV gains ground in prime time slot
More
NDTV
to produce new show for Zee More
Source:
www.agencyfaqs.com
Hallmark
hopes for a ‘Great Story’ More
Source:
www.exchange4media.com |
"In communications,
familiarity breeds apathy."
-William
Bernbach
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International
Headlines
New Shows Not a Ratings Factor
Three new shows debuted on the broadcast networks Tuesday
night, but a 90-minute edition of NBC’s Fear Factor stole
the ratings show. More
ESPN
on the Brink of Ratings Success
ESPN scored a hit with its first original movie, A Season
on the Brink, nabbing a 3.5 rating for its premiere. More
Letterman: I'm
Staying
David Letterman confirmed Monday night that he was staying
with CBS. More
Thomson
Plugs Into Time Warner Cable
Thomson Multimedia scored another
business bull's-eye, signing a deal with Time Warner Cable
to provide its Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
cable modems to the MSO. More
Source:www.tvinsite.com
Playstation
in MTV2 deal
MTV2 is to run an ad campaign for PlayStation as
part of a shift in its commercial strategy that will see
it regularly carrying adverts. More
SMG denies
break up speculation
Scottish Media Group has fiercely denied speculation that
it is set to break up its assets, with a view to selling
off its ITV shareholdings, Virgin Radio and SRH stake.
More
Princess
and Pop Idol judge at conference
ITV’s one-off conference for advertisers and agencies
to reinforce the power of television advertising will
feature HRH The Princess Royal and Pop Idol judge Simon
Cowell among others. More
Source:www.mediaweek.co.uk
Pay-TV
deal striking wrong chord
TELECOMS led by mobile phone giant Hutchison are mounting
what will be a hostile campaign against the Telstra, Optus
and Foxtel pay-TV deal. The rivals of the big players
are attempting to block regulatory approval of the deal.
More
Source:www.themercury.news.com.au
Rude
retreat French Connection plans to surprise with new TV
ad campaign
Fashion
group French Connection is planning a TV advertising campaign
"to surprise and excite all our customers" - just a year
after a TV watchdog banned its last adverts because of
their "unacceptable level of innuendo". More
Source:www.hoovers.com
BBC bulletins
go on the web
The BBC's main daily news bulletins are to be made
available to web users on demand as the corporation makes
its first steps towards broadcasting via the internet.
More
Aegis
profits fall 19%
Aegis, the owner of the Carat media buying network, has
warned that the global advertising market will remain
in a slump this year, after reporting a 19% drop in full-year
profits. More
Music
station seeks to give digital radio a gentle push
The
BBC yesterday launched its first new national music radio
station since the start of Radio 3 in 1970.
More
Thailand
threatens to pull plug on Weakest Link
The
Weakest Link Thailand's government is threatening to shut
down the TV channel that screens the country's version
of The Weakest Link, claiming it is "unbecoming" to Thai
culture. More
Telewest
gets £20m boost
Telewest,
the UK's second largest cable operator, has secured £20m
worth of funding as it moves to reassure investors about
the health of its balance sheet. More
Canal
Plus in piracy row with Murdoch firm
The
French pay-TV giant Canal Plus is gearing up for a legal
battle with Rupert Murdoch after accusing a News Corporation-owned
company of enabling viewers to access its channels without
paying. More
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